Best Federal Case Poems

Rancid lemon rope squeeze
around a rotten tomato neck tie,
crooked odor bow hanging out of place 
Acid reflux raisin tax bleed;
dripping spoiled, milquetoast lies
out a sour-twisted, prune puckered face

Tart tongue 
sulfur speak disorderly,
dirty saliva fingers in the propaganda pie
Such a bowel movement disgrace
Bottom rung
bung opening vault...

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No matter how accepting society becomes,
 it's hard being a *****.
      You feel you're not part of,
 like you don't belong here.

     Queers and gays,
 are not sexual deviants.
     No, were not...

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There sitting behind the wheel of that big yellow school bus
No one ever made a big deal or even raised any kind of fuss
As she drove along the road humming that same song everyday
It was the seed she sowed in getting these children on their...

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Reverend Dr. Margret A. O'Neall Developmental Minister

Unitarian Universalist Church
situated in Cherry Hill, New Jersey,
whereat every Sunday morning, I
Matthew Scott Harris) blessedly zoom
virtually attend congregation 
(recent attendee) experience

fellowship, albeit an outlier,
these two score plus one year out the womb,
glad mine eldest sister (Amelie) informed
her only brother...

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I
No, my dearies, beautiful Grace did not weep that day
It is a matter of weeping over grace at mealtime
Not to make a federal case out of it, but one day
Alone, did say grace, knew my veggies were divine

II
The tears began to fall: "Jesus, your amazing...

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Choices every day
Orange blouse? Purple shirt? Denim or corduroy?
Potato chips or healthy cabbage?
Polite or rude?

Choices hourly.
Spend money on me, or spend money on others?
Do the laundry, or let it keep piling?
Comfortable shoes or sexy shoes?

Choices yesterday
Kool-aide or water?
Sandwich or three-course-meal?
Respectful or disrespectful?

Choices every second
To smile...

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